Sources:
- Soveriegn Citizens Movement (Southern Poverty Law Center)
- What is a sovereign citizen? (Forbes, 2/13/2012)
Waffle House suspect Travis Reinking deemed himself a 'sovereign citizen,' part of anti-government group. (USA Today, 4/23/2018)
The FBI has said sovereign citizens "believe that even though they physically reside in this country, they are separate or 'sovereign' from the United States."
The agency has also defined sovereign citizens as "anti-government extremists who claim the federal government is operating outside its jurisdiction and they are therefore not bound by government authority—including the courts, taxing entities, motor vehicle departments, and even law enforcement."
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